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Background imageKean Collection: Miners During The California Gold Rush

Miners During The California Gold Rush
Miners travelling to find new diggings during the California Gold Rush era, 1849. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Panther Scene, From The Pioneers

The Panther Scene, From The Pioneers
Illustration shows an episode in James Fenimore Coopers 1823 novel The Pioneers in which the intrepid scout and hermit Natty Bumppo shoots a mountain lion which threatens Elizabeth Temple

Background imageKean Collection: The Cincinnati Bridge

The Cincinnati Bridge
Illustration of steamboats on traveling under the Cincinnati Bridge on the Ohio River with the citiy in the background, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Birds Eye View Of Cincinnati

Birds Eye View Of Cincinnati
Illustration of people with horses on a hillside enjoying an aerial view of the city of Cincinnati with steamboats traveling on the Ohio River, Cincinnati, OH, 1850s

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration For Poes The Gold Bug

Illustration For Poes The Gold Bug
Illustration for the Edgar Allan Poe short story The Gold Bug, early 1840s. Clockwise from top: Three men and a dog gathered in front of a fireplace look at a parchment in the glow of the fire; a

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration For Poes The Murders In The Rue Morgue

Illustration For Poes The Murders In The Rue Morgue
An orangutan attacks a woman and pulls her hair in an illustration for the murder scene in Edgar Allan Poes short story The Murders in the Rue Morgue, early 1840s

Background imageKean Collection: Illustration For Edgar Allan Poes Hop Frog

Illustration For Edgar Allan Poes Hop Frog
A young woman lies at the feet of a court jester after the king, sitting at a banquet table with his ministers, has thrown a goblet of wine in her face

Background imageKean Collection: Burning Deerfield

Burning Deerfield
Engraving shows Native Americans settin fire to the town of Deerfield in Franklin County, Massachusetts, 1680s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Cupid

Cupid
Engraving depicting Cupid, after Willem de Poorter (1608'1668), Netherlands, circa 1600. Cupid is seen seated by a tree stump, holding a horn, alongside two goats

Background imageKean Collection: Black Hills Expedition

Black Hills Expedition
Covered wagons and riders on horseback gather during Custers Black Hills Expedition, USA, circa 1874. The expedition, led by then-Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer

Background imageKean Collection: Great Sioux War

Great Sioux War
Aerial view of the camp of George Armstrong Custer at Hiddenwood Creek, Montana, USA, circa 1877. Custer had set up camp at Hiddenwood Creek during the Great Sioux War (1876-1877)

Background imageKean Collection: Farmer Loads Corn Into Corn Husking Machine

Farmer Loads Corn Into Corn Husking Machine
An American farmer loads corn into a corn husking machine, early to mid 1880s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: First Bank Of The United States

First Bank Of The United States
Engraving by Fenner Sears & Co. shows pedestrians on the street outside the First Bank of the United States which was Alexander Hamiltons brainchild

Background imageKean Collection: Beneficial Saving Fund Society Of Philadelphia

Beneficial Saving Fund Society Of Philadelphia
Print shows the exterior of the Beneficial Saving Fund Society of Philadelphia, located at tyhe corner of Chestnut Street and 12th, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1921

Background imageKean Collection: Philadelphia Bank On Fourth And Chestnut Streets

Philadelphia Bank On Fourth And Chestnut Streets
The Philadelphia Bank (also known as the Philadelphia National Bank) on the southwest corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1809. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Philadelphia National Bank

Philadelphia National Bank
The Philadelphia National Bank on 419-423 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early 1910s. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Pegging Boots By Hand

Pegging Boots By Hand
Engraving shows a shoemaker as he wears an apron, sits on a cobblers bench in his workshop, and pegs a boot by hand, mid to late 19th Century

Background imageKean Collection: Rice Plantation

Rice Plantation
Illustration of rice being shipped from a plantation on the Savannah river in Georgia circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Krupps Great Gun

Krupps Great Gun
Illustration of Krupps 1000 pound gun circa 1867. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Krupps Great Gun

Krupps Great Gun
Illustration of Gatlings Mitrailleuse gun circa 1870. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Diamond Mining

Diamond Mining
Illustration of diamond miners in South Africa used in Harpers Weekly on November 19, 1870. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Silver Mining In Nevada

Silver Mining In Nevada
Silver mines in Nevada in 1892. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Sun Worshippers

Sun Worshippers
Illustration of Native American Indians worshipping the sun. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Leper Colony

Leper Colony
A group of octogenarian lepers in the colony at Valcov in Bessarabia circa 1900. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: The Prayer Of The Bedouin

The Prayer Of The Bedouin
Illustration of The Prayer Of The Bedouin. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Avondale Mine Disaster

Avondale Mine Disaster
Illustration of bodies being removed from the Avondale mine in Plymouth, Pennsylvania on September 06, 1869. A fire in the coal mine caused the death of 110 miners

Background imageKean Collection: Gold Mining

Gold Mining
Illustration of gold prospectors hydraulic mining in California circa 1860. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Stove Makers Advert

Stove Makers Advert
Illustration of an advert for Spicers and Peckham Stove Founders featuring a running newsboy circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Klondike Gold Mining

Klondike Gold Mining
Gold prospectors en route to the Klondike circa 1898. Goats were used to haul freight and then fattened, slaughtered and eaten. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Presentation In The Temple

Presentation In The Temple
Illustration of Presentation in the Temple an 11th century Greek manuscript. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Yukon Gold Mining

Yukon Gold Mining
Group of gold miners using sluice box at Cheechako Hill across from Bonanza Creek claim no. 1 near Dawson, Yukon Territory circa 1900. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: South African Diamond Mining

South African Diamond Mining
Illustration of diamond mining in South Africa circa 1900. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Yukon Gold Mining

Yukon Gold Mining
Group of gold miners at claim no. 1 along Eldorado Creek near Dawson, Yukon Territory circa 1900. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Silver Speculating

Silver Speculating
Illustration of New York speculators at a silver mine and trading circa 1890. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Yukon Gold Mining

Yukon Gold Mining
Crowds were thinning out in Dawson City, Yukon in July 1899, as news spread of gold discoveries in Nome, Alaska. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Horse Rake

Horse Rake
Illustration of Mellingers horse hay rake circa 1875. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Prairie Ploughing

Prairie Ploughing
Illustration of oxen ploughing a western prairie in the mid 19th century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Sugar Refining In The 16th Century

Sugar Refining In The 16th Century
Illustration of sugar manufacturing and refining from De Brys voyages in the 16th century. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Shop Interior

Shop Interior
Illustration of the interior of E. Ridley and Sons dry goods store in New York City in 1879. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Gunpowder Mill

Gunpowder Mill
Illustration of the Oriental Powder mill at Gambo Falls in Maine circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Leather Factory

Leather Factory
Illustration of H. L. Fairbrother and Co leather belting factory in Pawtucket, Rhode Island circa. 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Scales Factory

Scales Factory
Illustration of the scales factory of E and T Fairbanks Company in St. Johnsbury, Vermont circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Pennsylvania Factory

Pennsylvania Factory
Illustration of the Pascal iron works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania circa 1860. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: New York Starch Factory

New York Starch Factory
Illustration of T. Kingsford and Sons starch factory in Oswego, New York circa 1850. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Rubber Factory

Rubber Factory
Illustration of the National Rubber Company factory in Bristol, Rhode Island circa. 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Watch Factory

Watch Factory
Illustration of the factory of the Adams and Perry Watch Manufacturing Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania circa 1880. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Salt Factory

Salt Factory
Illustration of the factory of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania circa 1886. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageKean Collection: Pennsylvania Iron Works

Pennsylvania Iron Works
Illustration of the Norris Iron Company works in Norristown, Pennsylvania circa 1860. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)



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